quitSTART vs Quit Vaping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
quitSTART
This app supports individuals aiming to quit smoking by offering personalized tips, inspiration, and challenges based on their smoking history. It helps users prepare for quitting, track progress with badges, manage cravings, and stay motivated on their journey to a healthier, smokefree life.
- Personalized quitting tips
- Progress monitoring and badges
- Craving and mood management
- Distraction games and challenges
- Customizable Quit Kit
- Social media sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
quitSTART is a free app made for people who want to quit smoking. This app takes the information you provide about your smoking history and gives you tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges to help you become smokefree and live a healthier life. quitSTART helps you: • Get ready to quit with tips and information to prepare you for becoming smokefree • Monitor your progress and earn badges for smokefree milestones and other achievements • Get back on track if you slip and smoke • Manage cravings and bad moods in healthy ways • Distract yourself from cravings with games and challenges • Store helpful tips, inspirations, and challenges in your Quit Kit • Share your progress and favorite tips through social media quitSTART is a product of Smokefree.gov, a smoking cessation resource created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and input from tobacco control professionals, smoking cessation experts, and ex-smokers.
Quit Vaping
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to help users quit vaping and e-cigarettes. It includes a unique buddy system for mutual support, a community forum, and various trackers for progress and cravings. The app aims to make the quitting process more manageable and achievable.
- Buddy System for quitting together
- Community Forum for support
- Future Quit Date setting
- Streak Timer and Tracker
- Vape, Pod, and eJuice Tracker
- Quit Coach features
- Money Calculator and Timeline Achievements
Read full descriptionHide full description
Quitting can be difficult and overwhelming, but with Quit Vaping it becomes a lot easier. We provide many resources that have been proven to help people stop vaping. We created the first ever Buddy System, where you and a friend can quit together and track each other's progress. Take the first step to a vape-free life and download Quit Vaping. Features: ▶ Buddy System ▶ Community Forum ▶ Future Quit Date ▶ Streak Timer ▶ Streak Tracker ▶ Vape Tracker ▶ Pod/eJuice Tracker ▶ Puff Tracker ▶ Quit Coach ▶ Goals ▶ Money Calculator ▶ Timeline Achievements ▶ Health Benefits ▶ Personal Journal ▶ Craving Tracker ▶ Trigger Tracker ▶ Products ▶ Guided Breathing ▶ Guided Meditation ▶ Selfie a Day ▶ Dark Mode Support ▶ Daily Check In New with Quit Plan: - Track your entire vape free journey using our custom tracker. - Monitor your nicotine consumption with daily reduction goals. - Set a future Quit Date. Quit Coach Subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the period you selected. Subscriptions may be managed within your Account Page in the App Store, Manage Subscriptions. By continuing you agree to our Privacy policy and Terms of use found at: https://quitlytelerehab.com/privacy-policy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: quitSTART at none against Quit Vaping's 7. quitSTART also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Quit Vaping's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Quit Vaping sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. quitSTART asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quit Vaping holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 12K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of quitSTART's written reviews are positive against 75% of Quit Vaping's.
quitSTART ships an update every 4 months, Quit Vaping every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | quitSTART | Quit Vaping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ICF International | Jonathan Kopp |
Customer experience
quitSTART
Quit Vaping
User reviews
quitSTART
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for quitting smoking
- 💡 Provides motivation and inspiration
- 🚀 Consistent support and check-ins
- 👍 Free and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Games and features not working properly
- 🔧 Confusing and not user-friendly
- 💰 Inaccurate cost savings calculations
- 🔄 Ongoing count not from quit date
Quit Vaping
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for quitting vaping
- 🚀 Motivating features like progress tracking and milestones
- 💡 Supportive community and accountability
- 🤑 Ability to track money saved
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with daily check-in streak and puff tracking
- 💰 Limited free features, need to pay for premium
- 🤔 Some unrealistic health claims
- 🤖 Unintuitive interface and UI
Bugs and requests
quitSTART
Reported bugs
3 issues- Distract me games not loading
- Challenges not working properly
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more mood options for check-ins
- Allow editing of quit date and settings
- Improve navigation and make it more intuitive
- Provide instructions and a help section
Quit Vaping
Reported bugs
3 issues- Daily check-in streak resets unexpectedly
- Puff tracking not working accurately
- Community features like messaging not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add lower nicotine level options (0.5mg)
- Provide more gradual quitting goals and milestones
- Improve community features like notifications and post organization
- Add currency options beyond just USD
In-app purchases
quitSTART
No in-app purchases
Quit Vaping
- Quit Coach$7.991 Month
- Quit Plan Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Quit Plan$19.991 Month
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Quit Plan 6 Months$64.996 Months
- Quit Plan 1 Year$99.991 Year
- Customize$1.99
- Community Badge$4.99







